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Philippine Air Force[edit]

Current Aircraft[edit]

Aircraft Image Origin Type Variants In Service Notes
Combat Aircraft
KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle  South Korea Light combat aircraft FA-50PH 12[1]
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco  United States Light attack aircraft OV-10A
OV-10C 		7[1]
Embraer A-29 Super Tucano  Brazil Light attack aircraft A-29B 6[1]
Surveillance Aircraft
Cessna 208 Caravan  United States Surveillance aircraft 208B Grand Caravan EX 2[1]
Aero Commander 690  United States Surveillance aircraft TC-690A 1[2]
Transport Aircraft
Fokker F28 Fellowship  Netherlands VIP transport aircraft F28-3000 1[1]
Gulfstream G280  United States VIP transport aircraft 1[1]
Hawker 800  United States VIP transport aircraft 800XP 1[3]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules  United States Tactical transport aircraft C-130B
C-130H
C-130T 		1[4]
1[5]
2[4] 		1 C-130H on order[4]
Fokker F27 Friendship  Netherlands Tactical transport aircraft F27-200 1[1]
Airbus C-295  France
 Spain 		VIP transport aircraft
Tactical transport aircraft 		C-295M
C-295W 		4[1]
1[6] 		2 C-295W on order[6]
PTDI C-212 Aviocar  Indonesia Light transport aircraft NC-212i 2[1]
GAF Nomad  Australia Light transport aircraft N.22B 3[1]
Helicopter
Bell AH-1 Cobra  United States Attack helicopter AH-1S 2[1]
TAI T129 ATAK  Turkey Attack helicopter T129B 2[7] 4 on order[7]
AgustaWestland AW109  Italy Light attack helicopter AW109E Power 8[1]
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender  United States Light attack helicopter 520MG 10[8]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk  Poland
 United States 		Search and rescue helicopter
Utility helicopter 		S-70A-5
S-70i 		1[8]
15[9] 		32 S-70i on order[10]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois  United States Search and rescue helicopter
Utility helicopter 		UH-1H 11[8]
Bell 412  Canada VIP transport helicopter
Utility helicopter 		412EP 3[8]
5[8]
Sikorsky S-76  United States Search and rescue helicopter S-76A 2[8]
PZL-Świdnik W-3 Sokół  Poland Search and rescue helicopter W-3A 6[1]
MD Helicopters MD 500  United States Training helicopter 500E 1[11]
Trainer Aircraft
Aermacchi S.211  Italy Light attack aircraft
Advanced trainer aircraft 		AS-211 3[1]
Cessna T-41 Mescalero  United States Basic trainer aircraft T-41B
T-41D 		10[8]
Aermacchi SF.260  Italy Light attack aircraft
Basic trainer aircraft 		SF-260TP
SF-260FP 		10[8]
7[8]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Elbit Hermes 900  Israel Unmanned surveillance aircraft Hermes 900 8[12][13]
Elbit Hermes 450  Israel Unmanned surveillance aircraft Hermes 450 4[12]
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle  United States Unmanned surveillance aircraft ScanEagle II 9[14]

Former Aircraft[edit]

Aircraft Image Origin Type Variants In Service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Vought F-8 Crusader  United States Fighter aircraft F-8H 35[15]
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter  United States Fighter aircraft F-5A
F-5B 		33[16]
4[16]
North American F-86 Sabre  United States Fighter aircraft F-86D
F-86F 		28[15]
69[16]
North American P-51 Mustang  United States Fighter aircraft P-51D 103[17]
Douglas AC-47 Spooky  United States Tactical bomber aircraft
Attack aircraft
Light attack aircraft 		C-47
AC-47 		1[18]
3[18]
10[18]
Grumman HU-16 Albatross  United States Light attack aircraft 1[18]
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco  United States Light attack aircraft OV-10A
OV-10C 		34[19]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver  Canada Light attack aircraft U-6A 20[18]
Cessna 185 Skywagon  United States Light attack aircraft U-17A
U-17B 		11[18]
Reconnaissance Aircraft
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star  United States Reconnaissance aircraft RT-33A 4[15]
Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Fokker F27 Friendship  Netherlands Maritime patrol aircraft F27-200MAR 3[20]
Transport Aircraft
Consolidated PBY Catalina  United States Search and rescue aircraft PBY-5A 6[21]
Grumman HU-16 Albatross  United States Search and rescue aircraft HU-16B
HU-16D
HU-16E 		13[16]
BAC One-Eleven  United Kingdom VIP transport aircraft 111-408EF 1[22]
NAMC YS-11  Japan VIP transport aircraft 1[23]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules  United States Tactical transport aircraft C-130A
C-130B
C-130H
C-130K
L-100-20 		1[16]
4[16]
3[16]
4[16]
5[16]
Fokker F27 Friendship  Netherlands VIP transport aircraft
Tactical transport aircraft 		F27-100
F27-200
F27-500 		2[20]
7[20]
1[20]
Fairchild C-123 Provider  United States Tactical transport aircraft C-123B
C-123K 		18[15]
Douglas C-47 Skytrain  United States Tactical transport aircraft C-47
C-47A 		54[16]
GAF Nomad  Australia Light transport aircraft N.22B
N.22C 		13[24]
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander  United Kingdom Light transport aircraft BN-2A
BN-2A-21 		25[20]
Aero Commander 500  United States Light transport aircraft 520
500B 		1[20]
1[20]
Noorduyn C-64 Norseman  Canada Light transport aircraft 2[25]
Helio Courier  United States Light transport aircraft H-295 1[16]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver  Canada Light transport aircraft U-6A 10[16]
Cessna 210 Centurion  United States Light transport aircraft T210G 6[16]
Cessna 310  United States Light transport aircraft 4[16]
Cessna 185 Skywagon  United States Light transport aircraft U-17A
U-17B 		34[16]
Cessna 180 Skywagon  United States Light transport aircraft 7[16]
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog  United States Light transport aircraft O-1E 10[26]
Stinson L-5 Sentinel  United States Light transport aircraft L-5B 23[16]
Piper J-3 Cub  United States Light transport aircraft L-4J 2[16]
Helicopter
Sikorsky S-76  United States Light attack helicopter
Search and rescue helicopter
VIP transport helicopter 		AUH-76A
S-76A 		13[15]
2[15]
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender  United States Light attack helicopter 520MG 22[27]
PZL W-3 Sokół  Poland Search and rescue helicopter W-3A 2[28]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk  United States VIP transport helicopter
Utility helicopter 		S-70A-5
S-70i 		1[15]
1[28]
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma  France VIP transport helicopter SA 330L 2[15]
Sikorsky S-62 Seaguard  United States VIP transport helicopter S-62A 2[15]
Bell UH-1 Twin Huey  United States Utility helicopter UH-1N 2[15]
Bell 214  United States Utility helicopter 214B 2[29]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois  United States Search and rescue helicopter
Utility helicopter 		UH-1D
UH-1H 		~26[30][31]
~175[30]
Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw  United States Utility helicopter UH-34D 4[16]
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw  United States Search and rescue helicopter
Utility helicopter 		UH-19A 10[16]
MBB Bo 105  Germany Light attack helicopter
Search and rescue helicopter
Utility helicopter 		Bo 105C
Bo 105CB 		9[16]
38[16]
Bell H-13 Sioux  United States Utility helicopter 3[32]
Hughes 300  United States Utility helicopter 369HS 4[16]
Hiller OH-23 Raven  United States Utility helicopter UH-12C 1[16]
Trainer Aircraft
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star  United States Advanced trainer aircraft T-33A 33[16]
AJI T-610 Super Pinto  Philippines Advanced trainer aircraft 2[16]
SIAI-Marchetti S-211  Italy Light attack aircraft
Advanced trainer aircraft 		AS-211
S-211 		22[33]
North American T-6 Texan  United States Advanced trainer aircraft T-6G 24+[16]
North American T-28 Trojan  United States Light attack aircraft
Basic trainer aircraft 		AT-28D
T-28D 		61[16]
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor  United States
 Japan 		Basic trainer aircraft T-34A 56[16]
Fairchild PT-26 Cornell  United States Basic trainer aircraft 20+[16]
Cessna T-41 Mescalero  United States Basic trainer aircraft T-41B
T-41D 		37[34]
Boeing-Stearman Model 75  United States Basic trainer aircraft PT-13D
PT-17 		20[15]
50+[16]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260  Italy Light attack aircraft
Basic trainer aircraft 		SF.260MP
SF.260WP
SF.260TP
SF.260FP 		32[15]
21[16]
8[15]
11[15]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Elbit Hermes 900  Israel Unmanned aerial vehicle 1[13]

Air Defense[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Variants In Service Notes
Surface-to-air Missile
Rafael SPYDER  Israel Surface-to-air missile SPYDER-ER 3 batteries[35]
Early-warning Radar
Bendix AN/FPS-20  United States Early-warning radar 1 Used at Wallace Air Station[36]
Height Finder Radar
General Electric AN/FPS-6 Radar  United States Height finder radar 1 Used at Wallace Air Station[36]
Air Surveillance Radar
IAI Elta Systems ELM-2288  Israel Air surveillance radar ELM-2288ER AD-STAR 3[37]
IAI Elta Systems EL/M-2106  Israel Air surveillance radar ELM-2106NG ATAR 1[37]
Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3  Japan Air surveillance radar J/FPS-3ME 3 on order[36]
Mitsubishi Electric J/TPS-P14  Japan Air surveillance radar J/TPS-P14ME 1 on order[36]

Munition[edit]

Model Image Origin Type Notes
Surface-to-air Missile
Python-5  Israel Surface-to-air missile Part of the SPYDER-ER air defense system delivered in 2021.[38]
I-Derby ER  Israel Surface-to-air missile Part of the SPYDER ER air defense system delivered in 2021.[38]
Air-to-air Missile
AIM-9B Sidewinder  United States Air-to-air missile [39]
AIM-9L Sidewinder  United States Air-to-air missile Fitted on the FA-50PH Fighting Eagle.[39]
Air-to-surface Missile
AGM-65G2 Maverick  United States Air-to-surface missile Fitted on the FA-50PH Fighting Eagle.[40]
Cirit  Turkey Air-to-surface missile Fitted on the T129B ATAK.[26]
Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket  Israel Air-to-surface missile Test-buy for the AW109E Power, AH-1S Cobra and the A-29B Super Tucano.[41]
BGM-71 TOW  United States anti-tank missile Fitted on the AH-1S Cobra.[42]
Laser-guided Bomb
GBU-12 Paveway II  United States Laser-guided bomb [43]
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II  United States Laser-guided bomb [44]
General-purpose Bomb
Mark 81  United States General-purpose bomb
Mark 82  United States General-purpose bomb
Mark 83  United States General-purpose bomb
Mark 84  United States General-purpose bomb
Air-to-surface Rocket
Hydra 70  United States Air-to-surface rocket Fitted on the AS-211 Warrior and the MD 520MG Defender.
Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket  United States Air-to-surface rocket
Zuni  United States Air-to-surface rocket

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